Kitchen fire spreads to second floor at apartment, Maynard MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire started in the kitchen of an apartment near Deer Path and spread to the second floor. Firefighters responded with full resources, including a second alarm and transitional attack, to control the active fire inside the unit.
Audio|Heard on: Maynard Fire Department
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Transcript:
00:00
Made a file on the air announcing the fire near Deer Path, apartment 3.
00:05
Again, made a file on the air announcing the fire near Deer Path, unit 3.
00:10
Callerspace is coming from the kitchen.
00:19
Foxborough sixty two to Maynard fire.
00:28
Andrew Boxborough.
00:31
U.A. Station for Coverage.
00:39
Response near Deer Path Unit 3 for a kitchen fire.
00:49
We have the address again.
00:55
Near Deer Path Unit 3.
01:00
Great, Dave.
01:06
Another one run.
01:15
Ladder 1, all I'm responding.
01:24
Fire alarm, engine 1.
01:28
Answer, engine 1.
01:31
We've been cleared by Lincoln, we're going to be returning back near Deer Path for the kitchen fire.
01:39
Free seats, clear by Lincoln, returning to go near Deer Path.
01:52
Fire alarm engine one, officer I'm seeing,
01:55
advising it's right to the second floor.
01:57
We'll start in the box.
02:05
Fireline engine one, go again, you're unreadable.
02:12
Officer Unseen, Deer Path advising it has spread to the second floor.
02:21
Speed it up.
02:24
What I have is an officer on Zina to the previous first and second floor.
02:32
What he stated is it has spread to the second floor.
02:38
Receive, have they struck a working fire[1] yet?
02:46
We're striking it right now.
02:49
Reheard.
02:58
Mayor, fire alarm on the air striking box 44 for a working fire[1].
03:21
Final arm, ladder one.
03:22
Nothing's showing at this time.
03:31
Sorry, I'll get that.
03:33
Nothing's showing.
03:42
Fire alarm vizant an active fire visible inside unit three from the window.
03:50
I have an active fire from inside unit three.
03:55
The other one fire alarm, we're going to do a transition with task starting momentarily.
04:10
Have you doing a transitional attack starting momentarily?
04:20
File on from M4.
04:25
Answering M4.
04:30
I'm five minutes up from the station,
04:33
but get us the apparatus that's necessary for a second alarm[2] on that.
04:41
We've already struck the box.
04:50
Tied up at Lincoln, so make sure we have enough engines and ladders based on the working fire[1] and the second alarm[2], please.
04:59
Received.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
working fire: Confirmed active fire requiring full operational response.
[2]
second alarm: Request for additional resources or units in response to an escalated incident or emergency.
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Location mentioned:
Deer Path Apt 3, Maynard, MA 01754
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